Restoring Sudan’s Rail Network
Via The Telegraph, an article on efforts to restore Africa’s third-largest train network – in Sudan – to its former glory which could throw a vital lifeline to millions: Sitting next [...]
Taliban Gains Give Investors Cause For Concern Beyond Afghanistan
Via Reuters, an article on how Taliban gains give investors cause for concern beyond Afghanistan: The Taliban’s rapid advance towards Kabul is not only causing concern about [...]
Global Billionaires Bet On Greenland Raw Minerals
Via the Asia Times, an article on a new venture that counts Gates, Bloomberg and Bezos among investors in a major nickel, copper and cobalt mining project: What do deep-pocket billionaires Bill [...]
CPEC’s Shifting Power Dynamics
Via the Asia Times, a report on CPEC’s changing power dynamics: Pakistan is changing direction on China’s Belt and Road in an apparent bid to assuage Beijing amid rising security risks to its [...]
Pakistan’s Key CPEC Port: Reality A Long Way From Vision
Via The Third Pole, a close look at Gwadar – Pakistan’s key CPEC port which is a long way from trade hub vision: There are big plans for Pakistan’s southern coastal city of Gwadar. [...]
Chile’s New Reality: From Tiger to Sloth
Via, an article on Chile: In the past, Chile was considered a rare economic success story in emerging markets,  in the same vein as the high-growth “Tigers”  of East Asia. After the neo-liberal [...]

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WILDCATS AND BLACK SHEEP
Wildcats & Black Sheep is a personal interest blog dedicated to the identification and evaluation of maverick investment opportunities arising in frontier - and, what some may consider to be, “rogue” or “black sheep” - markets around the world.

Focusing primarily on The New Seven Sisters - the largely state owned petroleum companies from the emerging world that have become key players in the oil & gas industry as identified by Carola Hoyos, Chief Energy Correspondent for The Financial Times - but spanning other nascent opportunities around the globe that may hold potential in the years ahead, Wildcats & Black Sheep is a place for the adventurous to contemplate & evaluate the emerging markets of tomorrow.